For those of you that don’t know, I went to college at UC Santa Barbara, and had the joy of playing in front of some of the most passionate soccer fans in the country. Every game, the Gaucho Locos would be there in the stands singing soccer chants and slagging off opponents. In a sense, they were (and continue to be) the 12th man!!

We won the National Championship in 2006 – meaning this season, 2011, was our 5 year team reunion. This past weekend I made the trip back to Santa Babara with 15 of the players from that team for what turned out to be a great celebration. And, as a bonus I decided to document the trip. It is less soccer cleat related and more of a cultural insight into what college soccer is all about, particularly at Harder Stadium!

UCSB won 2-0 (match highlights) and will play at home in the semi-final of the Big West tournament. If you want to keep up to date with how they do, follow the UCSB Men’s Soccer Facebook page.

About Bryan Byrne

The mastermind behind the revolution that is SoccerCleats101. Bryan started this website back in 2008 and has been testing boots on a daily basis ever since.
Check out our About Page for more details on Bryan and the website.

MUST READ!!!

Limited Sizes Available!

CUSTOM POSTERS

Archives

Archives

News in Pictures

Welcome to SoccerCleats101

SoccerCleats101 is the leading soccer cleat review website in the US, owned and operated by former pro soccer player, Bryan Byrne. The site, which has been running since October 2008, is completely independent – meaning you are assured of the most in-depth and unbiased reviews of the best soccer cleats found on the market. We also refer to football boots and soccer footwear.

Terms of Service

All copyrights, trademarks, design rights and content on this site, belongs to SoccerCleats101. You are not permitted to copy or steal articles pursuant to the DMCA Act. If you want to use our content or images as a source, you are welcome to so long as you attribute and link back to our website. We respect copyright. Should you have any requests in this area please feel free to contact us.